Nonstop flight route between Ibiza, Spain and Christmas Island, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(38°52'22"N by 1°22'32"E)
Arrival Airport:
(10°27'2"S by 105°41'25"E)
Distance from IBZ to XCH:
7,437.61 miles (11,969.65 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ), Ibiza, Spain and Christmas Island Airport (XCH), Christmas Island, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,438 miles (or 11,970 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza and Christmas Island Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza and Christmas Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IBZ / LEIB |
| Airport Name: | Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza |
| Location: | Ibiza, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°52'22"N by 1°22'32"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IBZ |
| More Information: | IBZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XCH / YPXM |
| Airport Name: | Christmas Island Airport |
| Location: | Christmas Island, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°27'2"S by 105°41'25"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Toll Remote Logistics |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 916 feet (279 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XCH |
| More Information: | XCH Maps & Info |
Facts about Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ):
- Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza handled 5,726,581 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (meaning Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,253 miles (19,720 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ) is Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) ENE of IBZ.
- Ibiza Airport has just one terminal.
- Because of Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The airport was first established as a temporary military airport during the Spanish Civil War, and remained open after the conflict for use as an emergency airport.
Facts about Christmas Island Airport (XCH):
- The closest airport to Christmas Island Airport (XCH) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is located 276 miles (445 kilometers) NE of XCH.
- A brief revival of the "old days" happened in 2001 during the "Tampa" crisis when the heightened Royal Australian Air Force traffic was complemented by a large number of Department of Immigration and Citizenship and media charters.
- The furthest airport from Christmas Island Airport (XCH) is Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Christmas Island Airport (meaning Christmas Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,944 kilometers) away in Barranquilla, Colombia.
- Although located on Australian territory, the airport is classified as a Category 4 international airport for all arrivals, including those from Australia.
- Because of Christmas Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 916 feet, planes can take off or land at Christmas Island Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Christmas Island Airport (XCH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Christmas Island Airport is a quiet airport and served 27,286 revenue passengers during financial year 2010-2011.
- Christmas Island Airport handled 27,286 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 86.74 miles (139.60 km) ENE | Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) | Palma de Mallorca, Spain |     |
| 2 | 106.03 miles (170.64 km) NW | Castellón Airport (CDT) | Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain | |
| 3 | 108.22 miles (174.16 km) WNW | Valencia Airport (VLC) | Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain | |
| 4 | 112.14 miles (180.47 km) WSW | Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) | Alicante, Spain | |
| 5 | 140.79 miles (226.57 km) WSW | Murcia–San Javier Airport (MJV) | Murcia, Spain | |
| 6 | 157.56 miles (253.56 km) N | Reus Airport (REU) | Reus (near Tarragona), Spain | |
| 7 | 166.52 miles (268.00 km) ENE | Menorca Airport (MAH) | Menorca, Spain | |
| 8 | 171.56 miles (276.10 km) NNE | Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) | El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain | |
| 9 | 180.48 miles (290.46 km) SSE | Boufarik Air Base (QFD) | Boufarik, Algeria | |
| 10 | 181.14 miles (291.52 km) SE | Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) | Algiers, Algeria | |
| 11 | 181.59 miles (292.24 km) SSE | Blida Airport (QLD) | Blida, Algeria | |
| 12 | 183.66 miles (295.57 km) S | Chlef International Airport (CFK) | Chlef, Algeria | |
| 13 | 186.65 miles (300.38 km) NNE | Sabadell Airport (QSA) | Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain | |
| 14 | 202.16 miles (325.35 km) NNW | Lleida–Alguaire Airport (ILD) | Lleida, Spain | |
| 15 | 219.53 miles (353.30 km) S | Relizane Airport (QZN) | Relizane, Algeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,253.21 miles (19,719.58 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,192.07 miles (19,621.19 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,186.43 miles (19,612.11 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,158.23 miles (19,566.72 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,151.79 miles (19,556.36 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,143.97 miles (19,543.78 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,121.33 miles (19,507.33 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,114.36 miles (19,496.13 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,102.17 miles (19,476.50 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,099.72 miles (19,472.57 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,098.36 miles (19,470.38 km) ESE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,089.65 miles (19,456.36 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,085.91 miles (19,450.33 km) ESE | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,077.66 miles (19,437.07 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,070.38 miles (19,425.34 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 276.45 miles (444.90 km) NE | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 277.04 miles (445.86 km) NNE | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 300.52 miles (483.64 km) NNE | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 300.72 miles (483.96 km) NE | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 306.03 miles (492.51 km) NNE | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 320.99 miles (516.58 km) NE | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 327.59 miles (527.20 km) NE | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 361.54 miles (581.84 km) N | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 372.08 miles (598.81 km) ENE | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 400.10 miles (643.90 km) NE | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 404.30 miles (650.65 km) N | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 458.82 miles (738.39 km) ENE | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 509.81 miles (820.45 km) ENE | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 509.93 miles (820.65 km) NNW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 526.08 miles (846.63 km) N | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,392.74 miles (19,944.12 km) NE | Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) | Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| 2 | 12,390.27 miles (19,940.16 km) N | Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) | Santa Marta, Colombia | |
| 3 | 12,364.75 miles (19,899.08 km) W | Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport (VUP) | Valledupar, Colombia | |
| 4 | 12,355.03 miles (19,883.45 km) E | Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 5 | 12,334.93 miles (19,851.10 km) NE | Las Brujas Airport (CZU) | Corozal, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,317.08 miles (19,822.37 km) NW | Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) | Riohacha, Colombia | |
| 7 | 12,302.01 miles (19,798.12 km) WNW | La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) | Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia | |
| 8 | 12,284.15 miles (19,769.38 km) NE | Los Garzones Airport (MTR) | Montería, Córdoba, Colombia | |
| 9 | 12,278.93 miles (19,760.97 km) NNE | Ayapel Airport (AYA) | Ayapel, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,261.24 miles (19,732.50 km) W | La Chinita International Airport (MAR) | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 12,254.90 miles (19,722.30 km) NNE | Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) | Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,246.04 miles (19,708.04 km) WNW | Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) | Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 12,236.67 miles (19,692.97 km) N | El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) | El Bagre, Colombia | |
| 14 | 12,233.62 miles (19,688.05 km) W | Oro Negro Airport (CBS) | Cabimas, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 12,230.26 miles (19,682.64 km) NW | La Fría Airport (LFR) | La Fria, Venezuela | |